RE “Leftist”, “Leftism”, etc...
Substitute “Socialist” and “socialism” or Communist and Communism, because that’s what they really are.
Also - check out a book called “Masters of Deceit” by J. Edgar Hoover. He had been infiltrating and shutting down communist cells in America since the 1920s.
He speaks a great deal about the fact that Commies are Commies FIRST and FOREMOST, and everything else second.
They’re not doing anything except being who they have always been...only the euphemism has changed. Now, they call themselves “Demcrats” so they can fool those who aren’t paying attention, or who haven’t been taught who/what they really are.
A lot of people have NO clue what “Left” and Right-wing” mean, other than the standard Drive-by Media definitions (i.e., the Right is nothing but “gun nuts”, “Christian Fundamentalists”, etc. and the Left is GOOD, COMPASSIONATE, CARING, etc...)
It’s the pathetic state of our educational system, whereby we let the socialists get control of teaching future generations.
“Substitute “Socialist” and “socialism” or Communist and Communism, because that’s what they really are.”
To me they are all areas on the same continuum.
“Also - check out a book called “Masters of Deceit” by J. Edgar Hoover. He had been infiltrating and shutting down communist cells in America since the 1920s.”
Read it in the sixties. If I had the time and energy, I’d take another look at it.
“He speaks a great deal about the fact that Commies are Commies FIRST and FOREMOST, and everything else second.”
That may have been my first exposure to the notion, but recent personal experiences have really driven it home.